Trial reportFamily practice2013
Value associated with mindfulness meditation and moderate exercise intervention in acute respiratory infection: the MEPARI Study.
Trial report in Family practice, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01057771 (Meditation and Exercise for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Meditation and Exercise for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection
Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.PLoS medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity, and duration of acute respiratory infections.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Mediational pathways of meditation and exercise on mental health and perceived stress: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of health psychology · 2020Trial
- Meditation or exercise for preventing acute respiratory infection (MEPARI-2): A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2018Trial
- Association of interleukin-8 and neutrophils with nasal symptom severity during acute respiratory infection.Journal of medical virology · 2015Trial
- Individual participant data systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials assessing adult mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in non-clinical settings.Nature. Mental health · 2023Article
- Review
- Predictors of Mindfulness Meditation and Exercise Practice, from MEPARI-2, a randomized controlled trial.Mindfulness · 2019Article
- Improved Health and Well-being: Creating Value in Health Care.Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2017Article
- Mindful Climate Action: Health and Environmental Co-Benefits from Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Training.Sustainability · 2016Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesAcute respiratory infection (ARI) is among the most common, debilitating and expensive human illnesses. The purpose of this study was to assess ARI-related costs and determine if mindfulness meditation or exercise can add value.
methodsOne hundred and fifty-four adults ≥50 years from Madison, WI for the 2009-10 cold/flu season were randomized to (i) wait-list control (ii) meditation or (iii) moderate intensity exercise. ARI-related costs were assessed through self-reported medication use, number of missed work days and medical visits. Costs per subject were based on cost of generic medications, missed work days ($126.20) and clinic visits ($78.70). Monte Carlo bootstrap methods evaluated reduced costs of ARI episodes.
resultsThe total cost per subject for the control group was $214 (95% CI: $105-$358), exercise $136 (95% CI: $64-$232) and meditation $65 (95% CI: $34-$104). The majority of cost savings was through a reduction in missed days of work. Exercise had the highest medication costs at $16.60 compared with $5.90 for meditation (P = 0.004) and $7.20 for control (P = 0.046). Combining these cost benefits with the improved outcomes in incidence, duration and severity seen with the Meditation or Exercise for Preventing Acute Respiratory Infection study, meditation and exercise add value for ARI. Compared with control, meditation had the greatest cost benefit. This savings is offset by the cost of the intervention ($450/subject) that would negate the short-term but perhaps not long-term savings.
conclusionsMeditation and exercise add value to ARI-associated health-related costs with improved outcomes. Further research is needed to confirm results and inform policies on adding value to medical spending.
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